on the topic of beards and pagansim in the 4th century, I wonder if Procopius was double-dipping- a little pagan, a little Christian. [ATTACH]
Panegyrics, by their nature, should be read skeptically and taken with a grain of salt. In this same panegyric, Libanius not only says that...
Libanius did say the island had rebelled; though according to him, the rebels had simmered down shortly before Constans set sail. Of course,...
Sleep well then, for Konrad Kraft in his article I cited above, also argued that the Hut FTR coins were issued to commemorate the A.D. 342...
If you would like, I will send you some much nicer LRB's, just PM me your address.
It's a fun series to collect and lots of little details to look for. Sometimes you can find examples with figureheads on the galley...I sold this...
here's one with a bit of rainbow toning [ATTACH] Trebonianus Gallus A.D. 251- 253 AR Antoninianus 21x22mm 3.3gm IMP C C VIB TREB GALLVS...
to complement the recent post of jamesicus on Romans who campaigned in Britain, some info about what might otherwise seem to be a series of common...
here's another topic on this -- https://www.cointalk.com/threads/renewal-of-restrictions-on-coins-from-italy-cpac-meeting.362358/
No, I am not taking a side, my position is merely if you cite a reference use that reference. So if you use a RIC number, your mint is Rome...no...
Sear explains this (page 363)-- RIC attributes all precious metal to Rome while CBN prefers to assign them to Lugdunum. CBN is Catalog of coins of...
my first step, is to check the reference :)
The mint according to RIC though, is Rome.
that's why you should check the actual reference
According to RIC, both 10 and 12 are from the Rome mint.
nvm
It is indeed an error in RIC...these coins for Licinius all have the short legend IMP LICINIVS AVG. Even the plate coin in RIC VII for Aquileia 39...
The FEL TEMP galley type likely reference a visit to Britain circa 342-3 by Constans to quell a rebellion. [ATTACH]
NVM
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